Despite popular belief, you will
not find any other type of Great Dane but the one that has been described as per
the standards of the American Kennel Club. These dogs have a very long history,
of more than 400 hundred years and have evolved along the way from purely hunting
dogs to totally domesticated oversized puppies.
The Difference Between
Great Danes
If you will ever find any differences among the many Great
Danes that exist in this world, it will be only with reference to is coat color.
There are mainly six colors as per the accepted standard, though other colors
could be accepted if all other factors that describe the Great Dane were found
satisfactory.
The colors that have been accepted as qualifiedly purebreds
are as give below:
1. Brindle This is when the Great Dane is somewhat
golden in color with deep black stripes. For this combination, you should have
black on the eye rims, the eyebrows, the tip of the tail and on the top of the
ears. The colors should be distinctive and sharp. It is not acceptable to have
too much or too little bridling.
2. Fawn color the majority of the Great
Danes are either this color or black. When the Great Dane is fawn, it will have
the same black color markings as mentioned above, i.e. have black on the eye rims,
the eyebrows, the tip of the tail and on the top of the ears. Dogs that have some
white color on the chest and legs are not accepted as purebred. The nails would
be black.
3.
Blue Great
Dane this is a royal looking Great Dane. The color will be
grayish blue and the Great Danes colored thus will be totally majestic in looks.
No white markings should be there anywhere on its body.
4.
Black Great
Dane this
is one of the most common colors of the purebred Great Danes. They look very imposing,
bordering on menacing when they are colored this way which may be the reason
why this is so common (read in demand).
5. Harlequin This is basically
the black-n-white species. The base will be white and the black spots will be
torn and spread all over. The accepted standards dictate that the black spots
would be not large enough to overpower the white background. This coloring is
considered rare.
6. Mantle This will be the reverse of Harlequin, i.e.
it have a black base, with white spots.
Other than the color difference,
you will find that the Great Dane appearance will always be the same 32 inches
tall and 200 pounds in weight, squarish muzzle and excellent temperament.
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